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DeSoto staff present three-year pavement plan with $4M, $7M or $10M scenarios
Summary
Director Ahmed Alkasy described the citywide pavement-condition survey: roadway PCI 71, alley PCI 61; staff proposed three budget scenarios (status quo $4M/yr; $7M/yr; $10M/yr). Council asked staff to return in August with project lists, maps, and financial implications.
Director of Development Services Ahmed Alkasy told the council the city's average roadway Pavement Condition Index (PCI) is 71 and alley PCI is 61, and that about 9% of roadways and 12% of alleys are in poor-to-very-poor condition. "As you can see, the average PCI is 71 in the city of DeSoto for roadways, 61 for alley," he said.
Alkasy presented three budget scenarios for the Infrastructure Management Plan (IMP): the status quo of $4 million per year (split roughly $3M streets/$1M alleys), a $7M-per-year scenario that would hold average PCI steady and reduce the backlog substantially, and a $10M-per-year scenario that would slightly improve average PCI and reduce backlog further. He said the IMP uses PCI, drainage issues, treatment types and equity scoring as inputs and that, if council selects a scenario, staff will return in August with segment-level project lists and a public-facing map identifying project IDs, treatments and years.
Council members asked for clarity on long-term funding, how the IMP aligns with the capital improvement program and whether the current bond money would fund year-one projects. City manager and staff said the August follow-up will include project lists and guidance for the FY2027 budget. Alkasy said the software prioritizes alleys with drainage issues by applying a weighting factor so those with drainage problems are more likely to be selected.
